Archive of ‘Show & Tell’ category

My husband and I went to a pioneer ball, and I made all of our clothing for the event even down to his tie and my head ornament (made of salvaged antique lace). I originally bought the Regency pattern to make two brides maids dresses for my wedding in 2008. I was really excited to break out the pattern again, this time for myself! Read more…

When I decided to make the flower girl dress for my daughter for an upcoming wedding, I had a definite vision in mind. It didn’t need to be period specific, but I wanted to coordinate the style with that of all the bridesmaids. After searching oodles of patterns, the Girl’s 1780’s Portrait Dress best fit my vision. Read more…

I thought you might be interested in pictures of the Swing Dress I recently finished. I made it for a murder mystery party set in the 1940s, but it’s such a nice versatile dress I forsee it getting a lot of normal wear in the future, too. Read more…

I made two Regency dresses for my daughters to wear for my sister-in-law’s wedding. They are 11 months, and 2 years old. Sizes one and 1 and 2 fit perfectly, though they are both on the small side. I used a 100% cotton from Wal-Mart. I made both dresses with the “drawstring” look. I really like how easy they were to put together and to get on and off. I also think the gathering across the bodice made the cotton a little dressier for a wedding. Read more…

I have always been inspired by vintage fashion since I was a young teen and thought the clothing so glamorous and practical compared to modern fashions today. As a young woman I wanted more dresses in my wardrobe, so in 2010 I sewed up Jennie’s marvelous swing dress pattern for the first time. Since then I have completed two swing dresses from the pattern and always get compliments when I wear them. Read more…

My boyfriend and I went to New York Comic Con last week and cosplayed as the Luteces from the video game Bioshock Infinite. The game is set in a somewhat Steampunk, Edwardian utopia, and when I started researching for these costumes four months ago I knew right off the bat that I wanted to use your Beatrix Walking Skirt pattern. Read more…

This was my first experience with Jennie’s GORGEOUS patterns! I love the easy, common-sense instructions, the appendices and the history included. My 8yr old’s gorgeous Easter dress is my favorite project I’ve ever made. I’m already in progress with two other Georgian patterns for he,r and I cannot wait to fill her closet (and maybe mine) with these beautiful dresses! Read more…